Project Manager

NorthBay LLC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

NorthBay LLC in Abu Dhabi seeks a Senior Product Manager to lead end-to-end lifecycle of enterprise digital platforms, aligning with government priorities and driving value realization.

You will translate policies into scalable capabilities, manage roadmaps, and collaborate with architecture, cybersecurity, data, legal, procurement, UI/UX to ensure secure, cloud-native solutions with AI integration and DevSecOps practices.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing digital products at scale for enterprise or government environments.
• Strong understanding of AI governance, MLOps, and cloud-native platforms.
• Experience with Agile, Lean, DevSecOps and continuous discovery & delivery.
• Excellent stakeholder management and executive presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Own vision, strategy, roadmap and value realization for enterprise digital products.
• Translate requirements into scalable product capabilities and integrated solutions.
• Lead end-to-end lifecycle from ideation to delivery, adoption and optimization.
• Collaborate with architecture, cybersecurity, data, legal, procurement, UI/UX to deliver secure products.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

Agile & Scrum

Gen AI concepts

OKRs

Design Thinking

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/AI

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Overview:

Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle from vision and strategy through to delivery and utilization of enterprise digital products including highly scaled shared platforms. Drive product transformation through design-thinking, data-driven decision making, automation including Gen AI, Agentic AI, and human-centered design.

Core Responsibilities:

1. Own the product vision, strategy, business case, roadmap, and value realization aligned with government priorities and strategic outcomes.
2. Translate business & user requirements, and policies into scalable product capabilities, integrated solutions, and prioritized product roadmaps.
3. Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle using modern product management practices, Agile, Lean, DevSecOps, and continuous discovery and delivery approaches, from ideation through delivery, adoption, optimization, and evolution.
4. Prioritize product backlogs based on customer insights, analytics, business value, and strategic objectives.
5. Collaborate with stakeholders including but not limited to enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, data, legal, procurement, UI/UX, and business stakeholders to design and deliver secure, scalable, and integrated products.
6. Champion cloud-native, API-first, secure-by-design, and reusable platform capabilities, ensuring alignment with cloud migration, data management, sovereignty, cybersecurity, and government compliance requirements.
7. Embed AI, Generative AI, Agentic AI, automation, and analytics into product capabilities, including defining AI use cases, governance frameworks, responsible AI controls, and ROI measurement
8. Lead modernization initiatives, including legacy platform assessment, rationalization, and decommissioning aligned with technology strategy and value realization objectives.
9. Manage vendors, budgets, risks, procurement activities, and executive reporting to ensure successful product delivery.
10. Drive enterprise adoption, change management, stakeholder engagement, and measurable benefits realization across government entities.
11. Monitor and improve product performance where deemed necessary, through KPIs, SLAs, XLAs, adoption metrics, utilization optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
12. Build and mentor high-performing cross-functional product teams that advance innovation, collaboration, and delivery excellence.
13. Support co-creation labs, innovation ecosystems, and public-private partnerships to accelerate innovation, validate emerging solutions, and enhance product capabilities.

Qualifications & Skills:

1. Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, artificial intelligence, information systems, or a related digital discipline. Master's degree preferred.
2. Relevant product or project management certifications preferred.
3. 5-7 years of experience in digital product management, with 3+ years leading enterprise-scale or government platforms.
4. Proven experience delivering AI-enabled, cloud-based, and SaaS products within complex enterprise environments.
5. Strong understanding of Generative AI, LLMs, Agentic AI, RAG, prompt engineering, AI governance, and MLOps concepts.
6. Experience applying modern product management practices, including Agile, Scrum, OKRs, Design Thinking, product analytics, and experimentation.
7. Strong stakeholder management, communication, leadership, and executive presentation skills.